Electrons, accelerated close to the speed of light, interact with the magnetic field of the interstellar medium and emit
energy at radio wavelengths.
But as public, we are not only profligate with visible light — we generate prodigious amounts of noise
at radio wavelengths as well.
As it accretes mass from its surroundings, this cosmic monster produces immensely powerful jets of high - energy particles, that in turn give rise to the characteristic lobes of emission
seen at radio wavelengths, making NGC 1316 the fourth - brightest radio source in the sky [2].
More than a decade earlier, in 1946, Covington had collected data on the Sun's radio flux (the variations in its energy
output at radio wavelengths) from a site in Ottawa, and again in 1947 from Goth Hill south of Ottawa.
Rampadarath explains: «Comparing the VLA
images at radio wavelengths to Chandra's X-ray observations and the hydrogen - emission detected by Hubble, shows that features are not only connected, but that the radio outflows are in fact the progenitors of the structures seen by Chandra and Hubble.
The parallel sheets of incoming and outgoing current force the electrons to emit coherent, laserlike
radiation at radio wavelengths as they spiral along the planet's magnetic field lines, Ergun says.
«Young pulsars are particularly rare, and being able to study such a young one
at radio wavelengths provides an outstanding opportunity to learn critical facts about their evolution and workings.»
A new radio telescope array operating at the Owens Valley Radio Observatory in California has the ability to image the entire sky
simultaneously at radio wavelengths with unmatched speed, helping astronomers to search for objects and phenomena that pulse, flicker, flare, or explode.
«We expected the burster to
act at radio wavelengths much as it does at X-ray and visible wavelengths — that is, rise in brightness, then slowly become weaker,» said Dr. Dale Frail of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO).
Although super small, this angular size can actually be resolved by astronomical observations using an interferometric
technique at radio wavelengths, called Very Long Baseline Interferometry or VLBI (see here for details).
His doctoral research focused on the sizes of distant galaxies
observed at radio wavelengths, and the implications of these for cosmological models.
While the burst's afterglow showed a steady decline in brightness at both optical and X-ray wavelengths, that was not the
case at radio wavelengths.
Radio Astronomers Reveal «Bizarre» Behavior of Gamma - Ray Burster Radio astronomers today revealed that the first gamma - ray burster ever
detected at radio wavelengths has surprised them by its erratic behavior.
Meaning that if we had very sensitive eyes that could
see at radio wavelengths, we could look up into the sky and see an FRB twinkle every 30 - 60 seconds!
In 1990, following the closure of the Algonquin Radio Observatory, the task of gathering data on the Sun's radio flux (the variations in its energy
output at radio wavelengths) was transferred to the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory at Penticton.
Neutral hydrogen emits
energy at radio wavelengths, and neutral hydrogen at earlier times in the Universe is redshifted to longer wavelengths.
An accurate measurement of the EBL is as fundamental to cosmology as measuring the heat radiation left over from the Big Bang (the cosmic microwave background)
at radio wavelengths.
It represents the longest «time exposure» of SS 433
at radio wavelengths, and thus shows the faintest details.
These objects and the many others like them in the Galaxy are detected
at radio wavelengths.